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The Super Amazing Nib Of Awesomeness

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To the right you will see your regular average everyday M205 steel nib of okayedness. To the left however, oh boy to the left is Thee super amazing Nib of awesomeness on loan to little old me from our fearless super Mod Nemo Doug. Let me tell you this nib is something else, its very smooth, it lays a big wet line while maintaining control, and has just enough spring to make things interesting. Ive been playing with it for almost a week, and I felt like King Arthur in reverse when I threaded in this amazement to my humble Pelikan M205 Blue Demonstrator pen, found at most online shops if your interested.

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Just writing regular the nib has enough line variation to really spice things up for you, but adding a little but of pressure will really take this pen to a new level, and it doesn't take much effort either, Since playing with the dip pens and their flex my regular handwriting is developing a natural flex on the down strokes which a nib like this really loves

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I don't really have anything outstanding to show you but I have done some cool things with it, but that stuff is at work. You can see if you look closely not only line variation but gradual line variation, specially the first upper loop to the "B"

This thing really is incredible, and fun to play with. Until I had the good fortune to handle it i never though about having a custom nib ground or set up, but now, well now that is not true at all. This nib has changed my outlook on what a cool nib can do, while this isn't a nib you would want to be your one and only, it certainly has a personality that is a one and only unto itself, and would change any pen it was set into into A super amazing pen of Awesomeness


Thanks Doug, I promise to give it back,

At some point
 

nemo

Lunatic Fringe
Staff member
Stub-italic. It's got no catchy corners and a healthy amount of iridium left.

Edski, we're good. We know where he lives.
 
I have to send it back or I'll risk a rogue flock of Pelikans bringing me their wrath, and my car just doesn't need that much dropping on it
 
And maybe Doug would go rogue and load them with BSB, you would never get that stain off your car...

I have to send it back or I'll risk a rogue flock of Pelikans bringing me their wrath, and my car just doesn't need that much dropping on it
 
It was originally my '80s Pelikan slightly flexible oblique broad 14K M400 nib, ground to a straight stub by Letta, and a hard rubber Eversharp Skyline feed fitted to keep up with the expected high flow. Long description ...

Whew, a lot of history in that nib, many folks have tried it.

There is more to this Nib then just a grind and Tip

So its a Pelikan gold nib in B with the slightest amount of flex and Custom ground to be a stub italic.

Who was the nibmeister? :)
 

rockviper

I got moves like Jagger
"The Nib of Awesomeness," eh? Perhaps this is the latest incarnation of "The Pick of Destiny"?
 
So if a person was interested in attempting to convince his wife to buy him a Pelikan for his birthday, should he go vintage or new, and where can he get this nib?

I live in Louisiana, where our state bird is the Brown Pelican. Our NBA team is changing their name to the Pelicans :)letterk2:).
Does that get me a discount?
 
So if a person was interested in attempting to convince his wife to buy him a Pelikan for his birthday, should he go vintage or new, and where can he get this nib?

I live in Louisiana, where our state bird is the Brown Pelican. Our NBA team is changing their name to the Pelicans :)letterk2:).
Does that get me a discount?

Ive got my vintage, and watched vintage pelikans go for cheaper then their modern counterparts in the M200 range, and as for the nib, I would think making one would cost more then any of my current pens alone by the time i track down a gold 400 nib in that size have it ground then get the feed for it. It wouldnt be easy i would think but you would have to wait for Doug on that one

What blue ink was being used with the nib of awesomeness?

Thats modern Blue Black Quink Mendal
 
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